New Races All Around

After watching for a bit Ketzu, the tortal asked if we could help him out some. He had a delivery for a guy just outside of town something like a half hour from here. He pulled out a bundle with a Frestine crystal in it, but it was shaped in the form of an executioner's blade. Was the darnedest thing, I thought that he managed to find a blade shaped crystal, but no. Turned out he somehow formed the crystal into shape. Was taught by a dwarf pre-war about 470 years ago. Well, he offered us a plat each to take it out to a Topaz Clan member. Weird that one settled this north but whatever. I was surprised when hen I picked up the package, the thing only weighed as much as a dagger. I thought that executioner's blades were supposed to be heavy to help well, execute... Then our guide showed up.
Well, it was more of our babysitter. A little ground squirrel with some blond streaks that had a lump of mithril in his cheek showed up. The thing scurried all around Blu before settling on her nose. Then the little guy said that "this spot will do". Ketzu said that he was a from Leng, some place of dreams or nightmares or something. And that he liked the taste of metal... Seemed nice enough and knew his way through town.
 
Rose, Blu, and I all followed this little guys direction out to the west wall and around to a field just beyond. Most the fields had been mostly covered in snow, but the one we were near was as lush and green as well, the forest back home. On the far side was a strange looking windmill that was our destination. It was 200ft tall and was made of stone with large, slow blades. on our way we passed some more strange horses, they had between six to eight legs each and were large enough for Rose and I to ride. Strange mutations out here. We just kept walking by till we got to the small house at the base of the windmill.
We got to the rather small looking, well shack would be better for size, and I knocked. After a little time the door opened and all I saw was the lower half of the resident. Once he squatted down and squeezed out I saw an elephant-kin. Normally, they are from around the desert from what I heard. Eh, maybe he just liked the cold. Dude had one tusk and a giant scar where his other one should have been. He smirked when I asked the chip monk if it was the right guy.
Then it got more weird. The little guy pulled the metal from his cheek and in a blur fastened it into a teeny tiny toothpick looking blade. The little guy then rushed the ele-man attacking him. Well, the big guy laughed and batted around at the squirrel scampering around him until he caught it and went to clap it in his hands. I expected a spray of blood, not a wisp of smoke. The big guy does it again before the squirrel comes to rest on his hand. I guess they have history. Well, I offered the package to him and he goes to get payment.
I peeked into his hut outta curiosity when he went in. It was about six time the size you'd expect of the building, dang spatial magics. It was also incredibly fancy, looked like the guy could afford a blade made of Frestine for sure. Kinda weird to see milling stones and such in the house itself too, but eh. He came back out with a large sack of coin that he handed to Rose before taking the blade from me. Seemed like a nice, but strange guy. We headed back into town.
 
We continued back into town and this time each of us made snowballs. On our way back we saw an old set of claw marks on the outer wall. looked like three claws along 30ft or so. I figured a class 3 aggressor made this about 5-6 years ago. About the same time as one showed up and nearly breached the wall down south. Even took the White Witches help to deal with it.
A bit later Blu got mad when hers snowball fell apart, so to even us out some I toss mine and bodied her. She got me back with a pawfull of snow to the face and took off into town. I chased after her on all fours, it was playtime. After a good bit she slit to a stop in front of a robed ursine looking very proper and whatnot. Luckily I saw them a bit earlier and popped back upright to come up beside her. He called an all clear to people. I guess our little play chase spooked a bunch of towns people into their homes. I kinda apologized and we went to catch back up to Rose.
 
Rose had been busy and made a 6ft snowball wen we caught back up to her. I got inspired and started another one myself. We get back to the smith and hand over his coin with the happenings and he gives us our payment. Even gave Blu a coin not that the silly bear knew what to do with it. Alroy and ZZ where there waiting on us and started talking some crazy shit about brains with legs attacking them with a giant spider-man-thing. Looking into his eyes I thought he was crazy until he pulled half of one outta his bag. Well, that disturbed everyone. guess when the mayor saw it he fainted which confused the tortal as he had been the one to banish the thing that left the claw marks we saw. Even Grungir, the elephant-kin just appeared and started farming for the town with the lushest fields around. I guess he was from Leng or something like Kiku. Came from somewhere with advanced tech and chose to settle here. Even he called the mill odd. As much as Rose wanted to learn more from this Tortal about smiting and her armor and everything the others needed us. I hefted my snowball up and onto Rose's and poked two eyes and a smile into it. Kiku ran all around it decorating our giant snowman.. Alroy seemed a little bit panicky so Ketsu offered him a puff off of a hooka. Alroy took a few puffs and immediately relaxed. Now I though he might had been a druid before, but after seeing that I new for fact he was. Off to the mayor's we went.
I had to course correct Alroy a good amount on our way back, but we made it to his house. Quinn and Faena were already relaxing with some food. We large folk got introduced to him and we figured we needed some relaxing time to let the others get ready. Rose locked herself on top of the hatch they went down before and I made myself useful in the kitchen. Ended up making a nice salad, roast, and a big ol apple pie for everyone. Alroy went to town on the stew. Never seen someone so small eat so much... While cooking away I noticed that the mayor was having some difficulties with basic things due to his deformities. I made a quick mention to Quinn after seeing what he's done before, but he says that its some necklace he's got or somethin. Alroy ended up passing out after his fourth bowl and the rest of us decided to turn in here for the mayor's sake.
The next morning Alroy seemed to be himself again and Rose said that there was a bump in the night under her hatch. I went to the kitchen and made us a breakfast. I asked Quinn a few things while we were here and it turns out his kind can't feel heat from peppers but he does like the crunch, and that eating eggs are fine. Alroy sent a morning message to reports. Got back that the West wall found eggs inside. I really hope that Aella is fine out there. I'll have to write her when I can. Quinn said the the way to help the elder is something about a graveyard. Rose said that something was scratching on the floorboards. Faena disappeared and went to check it out. she came back to say that there was a whole lotta web down there. Rose headed down as Quinn light up her armor. I jump down and Alroy cast mage armor on me. When Quinn gets to the bottom he blew away the webs with a lotta wind. Then he started to talk in some weird language at the webs or something as a a pale elf lady appeared outta a well. She said something in broken common about her queen's approval if we don't attack her kind. Aroy translated that they were gonna lead us to our target because the brain things are giving her kind trouble or something. I've never seen pale underground elves before, and I mean I still haven't..... She rose from the well and was half spider. I quickly backed away into the cellar's first room as to not cause a diplomatic scene. Ughhhhhhhhehehehehlagh!